Bring on the Break!

Many people face "post break blues", feeling sad and unmotivated after a long break. I'm the opposite, I face "pre break blues". I've never found myself being so unmotivated and in a funk than I've been this past week. With papers pilling up, new assignments being given and trying to find time to just relax, I find myself falling more and more into this funk. I try different tactics to help keep myself on track, but some don't work so well.

The first thing I always do when I start to feel overwhelmed and unmotivated is text my mom. She always knows what to say to help change my mindset. This was not the case this time around. I told her how I was feeling very unmotivated and overwhelmed, her response "Me too". So rather than being my supportive cheerleader, motivating me to do my best, we both got hit with the funk. My next option was cleaning. I always tell myself one's room is a reflection of how their life is currently going. If it's a mess, one can assume they're a hot mess, if it's clean, one can assume they have their stuff together. Cleaning always helps to clear my mind and helps me destress from whatever burdens I'm going through. However, this did not work either. My room had been in its cleanest shape all year before I could even do anything. Third times the charm right? My next tactic is dressing for success. Whenever I'm dreading going to class, work or even just leaving my house, I try to dress up to make me feel better. I think to myself, "If I'm dressed cute, I want other people to see me and I'll feel good about myself". So, I got up and dressed for the day with my fingers crossed. It actually put me more in a funk because I started to get more overwhelmed because people were constantly pointing out how nice I looked. At the end of the day, I went to what I know best, laying in bed to watch TV. My roommate this past weekend got me to watch "Game of Thrones" and I haven't been able to stop since. One piece of advice my mom did give me was to just relax and take a night off of school, so I did.

When I go home for Thanksgiving break, I'll be working at least half of the time I'm home. I'll be working at my t-shirt job and I really do enjoy it. Some days, I'm going to be working with my sister and I have so much more fun when I do. Her location has all the staff, while mine only has one employee working. I'm ready to go home for break because it's been about a month since I've seen my family, but I also hate leaving Ada and all my friends. It's a double-edged sword, but I think Thanksgiving is a much needed break from school.

Until next time XOXO,

Hallie

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